2019 U.S. National Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
Tonight’s session features finals of the 400 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, and men’s 4 x 200 freestyle relay.
Watch Day 4 Finals Race Videos From the 2019 U.S. National Championships
Tonight’s session features finals of the 400 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, and men’s 4 x 200 freestyle relay.
Shaine Casas Becomes #7 American All-Time in 100 BK; Youngest American Sub-53
Casas took the race out nearly at World Record pace.
Gretchen Walsh & Claire Curzan PB in 100 BK; #8 & #9 All-Time for 15-16 Girls
Curzan swam almost the exact same race tonight as this morning, just splitting .01 seconds faster on the first 50, and .04 faster coming home.
Claire Tuggle Posts #5 400 Free All-Time for 15-16 Girls – 4:07.85
In addition to being a big time drop for Tuggle, that swim ranks Tuggle 5th all-time for 15-16 girls, an age group she only just recently moved up into.
2019 US National Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap
Aussie Elijah Winnington will contest in the 400 free prelims while 200 breast champ Reece Whitley and WUGs champ Ian Finnerty will meet in the 100 breast.
Claire Curzan Swims 1:00.44 100 Back; 8th Fastest All-Time 15-16 Girls
Curzan finished 2nd overall in the heats with her time of 1:00.44, cracking 1:01 for the first time in her career.
32-Year-Old Danielle Herrmann Breaks 1:10 in 100 BR for 1st Time at U.S. Nats
Hermann improved on her best time by .01 after four years last January, then shaved off well over half a second Saturday.
Tight Finishes, Huge Time Drops Mark Day 2 of Des Moines Futures
16-Year-Old Adry Kasemets won the women’s 100 breast in 1:12.63, touching out 18-year-old Katie McBratney (Pitchfork Aquatics) by .01 seconds.
13-Year-Old Gabrielle Vanbrunt Posts 1:00.49 100 Fly at Greensboro Futures
According to the SWIMS database, it’s the 4th fastest time by a 13-year-old all-time.
2019 U.S. National Championships: Day 4 Prelims Preview
Though American swimmers hold the World Records in every event this morning except the men’s 400 free, none of them will be racing in Palo Alto today.
Elmbrook Swim Club Breaks 13-14 National Age Group Record in 200 Medley Relay
The Elmbrook Swim Club has broken the National Age Group Record set by a relay that includes a current member of the USA Swimming National Team.
Donna Depolo Earns OT Cut in 100 Breast on Day 2 of Mt. Hood Futures
Donna Depolo, a rising junior at Nevada, hit her Olympic Trials cut in prelims on Friday at the Mt. Hood Futures Championships.
2019 U.S. National Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap
Tonight’s session will be brief with only 5 races: the 400 IM (men’s and women’s), 100 fly (men’s and women’s), and the women’s 4 x 200 freestyle relay.
2019 U.S. National Championships: Six Stars of Night Three
He didn’t win the 400 IM, but Carson Foster broke the World Junior Record. Torri Huske and Claire Curzan both broke Mary T.’s 15-16 girls NAG in the 100 fly.